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Council approves $250‑per‑hour contract for appellate indigent defense services
Summary
Mount Vernon council approved an indigent defense contract setting appellate conflict attorney pay at $250 per hour to address a shortage of qualified appellate counsel; city staff said appellate conflict cases are infrequent but require specialized expertise.
The Mount Vernon City Council on April 23 authorized a contract to hire appellate indigent defense counsel at a proposed rate of $250 per hour to handle conflict appellate cases, citing a limited pool of qualified attorneys and the technical demands of appeals.
The contract matters because it establishes the city’s pay rate for rare but time‑intensive appellate conflict work; staff said the higher rate reflects market conditions for…
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